Chantal Meza

Chantal Meza is an acclaimed Mexican painter based in the United Kingdom whose work practice focuses on the human as seen through various forms of disappearance. Her work is held in public and private collections around the world and over the past 15 years her paintings have featured in exhibitions and biennials in prominent Museums and Galleries in Mexico, United Kingdom, Paraguay and Germany. Having delivered international lectures and workshops at reputable universities such as Harvard University, École Normale Superiéure, and Goethe Univeristät, in 2025 she was appointed Artist Impact and Engagement Fellow at the University of Bath. Her State of Disappearance collection is now on permanent display at the university’s Chancellors Building having being gifted following solo shows of the works in Bristol and London.

Chantal’s solo Eden Bleeds show at St Marys Redcliffe, Bristol during March/April 2025 was the first contemporary art exhibition in the iconic venues 800-year history, featuring on BBC 1 Easter Sunday morning broadcast. Her Disappearance of Worlds solo exhibition at the JCR gallery, Pembroke College, University of Oxford in June 2025 received critical acclaim, notably from art critic Will Gompertz. Most recently, her exhibition Absence, was showcased at the Embassy of Switzerland in London at an event partnered by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the British Red Cross. She is the author of many articles and co-editor of the book, State of Disappearance (McGill Queens Press: 2023). Chantal is currently Artistic Director for the Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies.